Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-18
WASHINGTON.
Sunset Cox Seriously Ill with Pleurisy,
but His Physicians Hope to
Save His Life.
Hazen to be Buried with Military Honors.
The Red Cross Association Coming
to Ihr Drouth Suff 7rers' Aid.
A VERY SICK MAN.

WASHINGTON, Jan. IFS. S. Cox is
suffering from pleurisy and catarrh Of the
stomach. He is very much emaciated
and his breathing is short and painful.
Ills physicians, Drs. Bass and Sewers,
are frequently at his bedside, and, while
admitting that he is very sick man, ex-
press the opinion that he will recover, if
something now unforeseen does not occur
TO cause relapse.
SUNSET cox NO BETTER.
WASHINGTON, Jan. l7-HOn. 5 S. Cox,
the we'll known New York COL gresham
and eX member, was no better last night
and had another slight hemorrhage from
the stomach. The physicians are very
solicitous regarding tfeir distinguished
patitnt. While they do not admit his
condition to be alarming it is felt that the
disease may assume a very serious Char
acter a any time.
REPRESENTATIVE COX IMPROVING.
WASHINGTON, Jan. l7.-At 9 O'Clock
this evening DR.. Hiss reported Repre-
sentative COx's condition as considerably
improved since the morning consultation
''He has taken more nourishment to-day
than for several days past" said the
doctor, "and while he is by no means out
made their appearance during the day,
and we sre exceedingly hopeful tonight
that from now on he will rapidly mend"
GEN. HAZEN's FUNERAL.
WASHINGTON, Jan. II Gen. HsZen
will be buried with military honors Wed
nesday at noon from st. Johns church.
His remains will be temporarily inferred
at Oak Hill or Rock Creek cemetery
The final interment will he made after
Mrs. Uazen's return from Europe, prob
ably at his old home. The pail
bearers on Wednesday will be Gen Dent,
Gen. Drum, Pa ymaster- General chester,
Quartermaster-G General Hallaybird, Gen.
Duane, chief of engineers, and Surgeon
General Moore. Gen. Sheridan has
charge of the military arrangements for
the funeral, but the military escort will
be under the command of Col. Gibson OF
the Third artillery. The escort will con-
sist of G detachment from the signal
corps, the artillery batteries stationed
o oSp ana oS'A0o"sn' ITO" 'nS marine
FOR TEXAS DROUTH SUFFERERS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. l7.-Miss Clara
Barton. president of the American Ma
tional Red Cross Association, will 90 this
week to Texas to make q personal inyes
tigation OF the condition of the sufferers
from the Texas drOuth of last summer
and preceding years. They are said to
number &C, 900, and their wants for food
and clothing as well as seed, etc, are
represent to ne extremely urgent.
DECISION AFFIRMED.
WASHINGTON, Jan. II A decision was
rendered by the supreme court of the
United States to day in the murder case
al CT
the state of Missouri. Hays was tried
in the criminal court in St. Louis, in 1882,
for the murder OF one Muller, on August
&c, 1881. The jury found him guilty, ami
ne was sentenced to death He
brought his case to this court
by writ OF error upon the ground that
the law of Missouri provides that in cap
ital cases in cities having POI ulation OF
more than 100, 900 the state shall be al
lowed fifteen peremptorY challenges to
Jurors, while elsewhere in Missouri there
are allowed in such cases only eight per-
emptory challenges. This provision OF
the law, the prisoner maintained, operat-
ed to his disadvantage and in the trial in
st. Louis was denial to him
of the equal protection of the
law enjoined by the fourteenth
amendment to the federal constitution"
This court holds that allowing the state
iifteen peremptory challenges In cases
tried in cities of a population of more |
than 100 600 is simply providing against
the difficulty OF securing IN such cases
impartial juries in a city of that size |
which does not exist in other portions of
the stste, and so far from defeating, it |
may furnish the means of giving |
equal protection of the law"
which the fourteenth amendment declares !
shall not be denied. There is nothing in
the legislation of Missouri on This point |
which is repugnant TO that amendment |!
and the Judgment of the supreme court of
the state is affirmed. The opinion was |
by Justice Field.
LIFTED THE MORTGAGE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE citizens of
Chicago having contributed $4,000 to
the fund for the payment OF the iucum-
brances now resting upon the home OF
Mrs Logan In this city, Sol Nj M Parker
to-day called on her and obtained from
her the notes of Riggs Co. and paid OF
the notes. Later in the day he presented
to Mrs. Logan the csnCeled notes and
she now owns the house known as
Calumet Place on Columbia heights
free from all encumbrances. To-day the
children and heirs of Gen. Logan Joined
in a deed conveying all their right and
interest as heirs in the house Mrs. Lo-
gan, so that the house is her property
solely. Gen. Logan died interstate, and
this action on the part of the heirs is, OF
course, entirely voluntary.
AFTER THE BRITISH.
WASHINGTON, Jan. II Mr.. Belmont
of New York introduced in the house to-
dow q hill To DrOtpCt American vessels
against unwarrantable and unlawful dis
ordinations in the ports of British North
America The bill authorizes the presi
dent to prohibit vessels bearing the
British flag and coming from such ports
from entering the ports OF the United
States or from exercising such privileges
therein as he may define. 1t also au-
thorizes the president to forbid entry by
land from the provinces of British North
America of all merchandise, also of all
cars, locomotives or other rolling stock